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I think you do it a diservice calling it tree-trunk style - I would say more like a rouched drape / Austrian Blind. My guess late 40s / early 50s going by the style. What I call Hollywood style.

Hello Peter, Glad to hear from you again... I think you are so right about calling it Hollywood Style. It certainly has that rich drapery look. I just wish you could feel the texture. I could only describe it as what a cats tonque feels like, if you have cats

Hello Ivo!So glad I have some feedback on the vase from you too....I guess what has me confused about the vase is the texture and the shape. I haven't seen the shape or the surface described before on any catalogue or anywhere else for that matter, so Im not ready to call it a Murano piece yet. I have read about Corroso and Inciso surface textures, but this is totally different than those.

"Scavo" is a different technique altogether. I have a few pieces done in the technique and they are done with acid threatments, so the finish would be uneven.

I want to add, that when you look really closely at the texture, you can see the tiny lines that make the texture (which made me think machine in the first place). I guess it could be a type of "Inciso" technique, but I think the lines of Venini, Barbini and other "Inciso" pieces are deeper and large in width. I havent held one in person, but when looking at photos of this other examples you can see the lines pretty well, which would make them much wider.

Well this is certainly a piece that draws attention. I am trying to figure out the technique to achieve the surface texture. If it were of the overshot variety, the frit used must have been very fine. You say the feel of a cat's tongue, which makes me wonder if it has been sandblasted. However it was made it is a nice piece and someone will hopefully come up with the right answer. Terry in Iowa

It looks to me as though the mould itself was sandblasted or textured in some similar way. Re another post, the term "sandblasted" is still widely used although no sand has been (or should not have been) used for half a century.

Adam D.

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